Please note: Only current Department of Health, including Tasmanian Health Service employees, are eligible to apply.

The Role

Within a Primary Health Care Framework, Agency policies, legal requirements, and professional competencies the Clinical Nurse Consultant – Spinal Cord Injury (South):

• Provides advanced clinical leadership and expertise in the provision of clinical advice, assessment and interventions based on best practice in the health care management of adult people with spinal cord injury. Along with the development and implementation of associated standards of practice, models of care, relevant service policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Initiates and maintains a comprehensive care network with providers in primary health and acute care settings, including community service providers, General Practitioners, Specialists, and other health care providers to support the care needs of adult people with SCI (traumatic and non-traumatic).
• Provides advanced clinical expertise and leadership within the specialty of Spinal Cord Injury to meet statutory, policy and regulatory requirements related to safety and quality including the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards

The Site and Team:

• Exciting opportunity to undertake a specialist clinical and leadership role
• Work as part of a dynamic Interdisciplinary team of health professionals and a wide variety of stakeholders
• Based at the Community Rehabilitation Unit - Repatriation Centre, Hobart

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

Details of Appointment

Fixed term, part time, day worker position, working 70 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible for a period of up to eleven (11) months.

Please note that hours may be negotiated with the successful applicant

Classification: Registered Nurse, Grade 6

Salary $114,851 - $121,886 per annum (pro rata) + 12% superannuation + access to salary packaging

• Salary range is in accordance with Nurses and Midwives (Tasmanian State Service) Agreement 2023

*Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar vacancies.

Eligibility

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:

1. Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse

2. Current C Class Driver Licence

Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:

1. Relevant postgraduate qualifications or working towards the same.

2. Experience and knowledge working with spinal cord injury and complex disability populations.

Under particular circumstances employees may be required to undertake a new conviction check.

Statement of Duties and any associated documents

You are encouraged to speak with the contact person once you have familiarised yourself with the Statement of Duties and any associated documents.  This will assist you to prepare an application more aligned with our specific needs.

• Clinical Nurse Consultant - Spinal Cord Injury.docx

Applicant Guide

• Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 22.pdf
• Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 22.docx

How to Apply

Apply Online.  Please click the "Apply" button on this screen.  This ensures important questions about you are answered. 

You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the specifics of the role and selection criteria contained in the attached Statement of Duties.

A separate statement addressing each individual selection criteria is not required.

Please Note

• All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
• Referee details are submitted as part of the online application so make sure you have the contact details of two referees before applying.

Contact Person

Chris Ashe
CNC - Rehabilitation, Community Rehabilitation Unit
(03) 6166 7767
chris.ashe@ths.tas.gov.au

The core purpose guiding the way in which we work across the Department of Health is to CARE for the health and wellbeing of all in Tasmania through our Values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence. We are united by our shared purpose and model our CARE Values through our interactions with one another, our patients, our clients and the Tasmanian community.